Seeing James get a red last night was a bit of a shock - it doesn't seem to happen too often at the Amex. Since we got promoted I can only recall three opposition red cards: Ndidi, Madison and that Man City LB (Cancelo?). It seems rather low, am I missing one or two? We've had at least six...
Where are all the supporters of VAR begging it to stay? I remember polls before it was introduced and I, who was against it from the start, was very much in the minority. About 60 to 70% of NSCers were in favour - they're being very quiet.
... but are being prevented from increasing their revenue by a government block on high-paying overseas students. If you compare yourself to a supermarket, it would like the government saying to Aldi that you can't take customers from Dyke Rd Avenue, the area around Preston Park and the best...
Not seen that before; I had a Saturday job then, so only went to evening games and Sunday kick-offs - 1973, 1974 and the first half of 1975 were no-nos (which meant that I did miss the Bristol Rovers 8-2)
Both of Chelsea's disallowed goals looked OK to me, particularly the second - Baldwin was...
There's a big gap between these though. The state pension was defined as a benefit in the National Insurance Act of 1946, it's a bit late to be objecting to that
I'm a Lewes Priory member and I can confirm that we lose a lot of balls over that boundary. I shudder to think how many we'd lose if Fignon's Ponytail's lad was still playing for us :lolol: . I always make sure I'm bowling from the Lewes end when I turn my arm over.
Interesting question about...
My son is a bar supervisor in a nightclub. I was staggered when he told me that he regularly gets £40 to £60 a night in tips. He works long hours so he deserves some appreciation but that's a handy sum of money of top of his wages.
I managed to strain my achilles reffing a rugby match last Saturday, so a few weeks off for me. I'm still seething after getting my first ever golden 🦆 in the last match of 2023.
Good luck to everyone playing this weekend, I can only envy you